The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 2184

PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2007

Made

24th July 2007

Coming into force

25th July 2007

The Secretary of State, believing that the organisations referred to in article 2 of the following Order are concerned in terrorism, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 3(3)(a) of the Terrorism Act 2000(1);

In accordance with section 123(4)(a) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Proscribed organisations

2.  The following organisations are added at the end of Schedule 2 (Proscribed Organisations) to the Terrorism Act 2000(2):

• Jammat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh

• Tehrik Nefaz-e Shari’at Muhammadi.

Tony McNulty

Minister of State

Home Office

24th July 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Part 2 of the Terrorism Act 2000 makes provision about proscribed organisations (including setting out offences in relation to such organisations in sections 11 to 13). An organisation is proscribed if it is listed in Schedule 2 to that Act or operates under the same name as an organisation so listed (section 3(1)). This Order adds the organisations referred to in article 2 to the list in that Schedule.

(1)

2000 c.11; relevant amendments to section 3 were made by section 21 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (c.11).

(2)

Schedule 2 has been amended by S.I.2001/1261, 2002/2724, 2005/2892 and 2006/2016.